Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Joseph for the comments .............. I also had shirts, and trousers, made in HK in the early '80s. The quality was good and the fit, after a few trials, was also most acceptable. The price was also beneath ready-made shirts in Europe! What more could one wish ................... the contacts where you currently find satisfaction, please! B. On 23-jan-2006, at 13:58, Joseph Low wrote: > I agree with JG - HK tailors are still better and the > minimum is > 2 fittings > and with Shanghai finishes - such are equal to the best > bespoke > in the West > > My 0.02 worth > > Cheers - Joseph Low > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org]On Behalf > Of bruce > Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 8:39 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] no film in a decade; now very poor men's clothes > > Gentlemen, > > When I was younger ................ and richer, I used to have shirts > made by www.turnbullandasser.com They would produce anything, in > almost any cotton fabric, cut to the millimeter to suit the client's > wish. You may wish to try them for your shirts, if you haven't > already. > > Nowadays, I buy Timberland in Sausolito ............ at sale time, > when visiting MacWorld! > > Greetings, > B. > > > On 23-jan-2006, at 4:57, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > >> Mark, I disagree - as in any market, there si good and bad. In my >> opinion, good Asian tailors are far superior at cutting tropical >> weight cloths than their European counterparts. I get my shirts >> made in Hong Kong - the swatches come to me here in India, I >> choose, and the shirts are waiting at my hotel when I reach Hong >> Kong. Suits are cut in Hong Kong and tailored in Shanghai - you can >> get one made with two fittings in 4 days or so. This sort of >> service is impossible nowadays in London - they need six weeks for >> a bespoke shirt, and three to six months for a bespoke suit. >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> Mark Langer wrote: >> >>> There's custom made and there's custom made. Asia is notorious >>> for custom >>> made suit shops that turn out real crap. I checked out a couple >>> of them in >>> Bangkok, and was warned to be very careful about them in Hong >>> Kong. Didn't >>> really know anyone I trusted to give me reliable guidance in this, >>> but as a >>> basic warning, I'm told that any place promising a complete suit >>> in less >>> than a week is probably not going to provide a carefully crafted >>> garment. >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information